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    Creamy Bacon Chicken and Lettuce

    Mar 23, 2023 · Apr 20, 2023 This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

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    This Creamy Bacon, Chicken and Lettuce dish is the perfect, speedy Springtime dinner. On the table in just 25 minutes, it goes great with mash, but our favourite way to eat it is with roast potatoes. If I’m cooking it on a weeknight I totally cheat and use shop-bought frozen roasties to save a heap of time.

    Creamy Bacon Chicken and Lettuce - family meals

    If you’ve never seen lettuce in a cooked recipe before, please don’t be put off! It really works so well in this dish. Think of it as a lighter alternatively to cabbage or spring greens. Plus if you have young kids, you should find the milder taste and softer texture of the lettuce is much more palatable. 

    And yes, the double cream and bacon in this meal does push it over to the more indulgent side, but all in moderation I say! 

    Wondering how to adapt this recipe for your family? See here >

    Creamy Bacon Chicken and Lettuce - family meals

    The Stars of my Creamy Bacon, Chicken and Lettuce Dish

    The Chicken

    Go for a pack of diced chicken instead of chopping up chicken breasts yourself as this will save you time. If there are some really large dices of breast in your pack though, just slice those in half. You can of course buy chicken breasts if you prefer, and dice them into roughly one inch pieces.

    When you seal the chicken with the bacon, it doesn’t need to brown and it won’t at those timings when cooked with the bacon. I wanted to keep the cook time down to make this meal suitable for weeknights, however, you can of course brown the chicken pieces first, remove and then fry your bacon if you prefer.

    The Bacon

    Use smoked streaky or back bacon if you prefer less fat. I’ve given a quantity bracket for the bacon so you can choose how much you’d like to use. To keep on the healthier side, or to eat more sustainably, go for just half a pack of bacon.

    The best way to chop the bacon is to use clean kitchen scissors. Just snip the wedge of bacon into dice.

    Creamy Bacon Chicken and Lettuce - with peas - family meals

    The Lettuce

    I always use two little gem lettuce for this dish, but if you can’t get those or to save money, you can use a large sweet gem lettuce instead. Starting at the top leafy end slice down thinly until you get about an inch away from the bottom stalk. That can be discarded.

    The Cream

    Use double cream (or heavy whipping cream US) to keep the sauce on the thicker side. If you are worried about it not being healthy enough - then this meal isn’t for you!

    The Peas

    I use frozen garden peas but petit pois will work here too if that’s all you have.

    The Spring Onions

    Instead of white onions, we are going to use a bunch of spring onions (green onions US). Thinly slice the light green and white parts.

    Making my Creamy Bacon, Chicken and Lettuce Dish

    Watch me make my Creamy Bacon, Chicken and Lettuce dish step-by-step here, before or as you cook or jump straight down to the recipe.

    Prep Ahead

    The lettuce, spring onions and bacon can be prepared in advance and stored in lidded or covered prep bowls in the fridge. If you’ve chosen to dice whole chicken breasts, this can also be done in advance. Just ensure you keep raw prepared meat in it’s own section within your fridge.

    My Creamy Bacon, Chicken and Lettuce Dish Pairs Perfectly With…

    • Crispy Roast Potatoes
      Crispy Roast Potatoes
    • Easy crispy smashed potatoes
      Easy Crispy Smashed Potatoes

    Feed a Crowd

    To double up on this Creamy Bacon, Chicken and Lettuce recipe I would recommend frying the chicken and bacon in step 1 in two batches.

    Storing My Creamy Bacon, Chicken and Lettuce Dish

    I wouldn’t recommend storing and reheating this meal as the lettuce will go very limp. Also, if you freeze it, the cream could curdle a little - although the taste will be fine and it will be safe to eat. If you still want to store and reheat my Creamy Bacon, Chicken and Lettuce leftovers, store in an air-tight container or resealable food bag in the fridge for up to 3 days (cook day + 2). You can also freeze them, just defrost for 24 hours in the fridge and reheat until steaming hot all the way through.

    For more on safe food storage and reheating read here >

    Diet Details

    My Creamy Bacon, Chicken and Lettuce dish is gluten, nut and egg-free.

    Creamy Bacon Chicken and Lettuce - family meals suitable for baby weaning

    Adapting My Creamy Bacon, Chicken and Lettuce Dish For Your Family

    Eating together is beneficial for families of all ages and stages, for a multitude of reasons; nutritional, behavioural, psychological and for healthy family functioning. This section will show you how to tweak this Creamy Bacon, Chicken and Lettuce recipe for sharing with a weaning baby, toddler or a fussy eater, to help make it easier for you to eat together as a family.

    Keeping Picky Eaters Happy

    If you have a child who doesn’t like meals with creamy sauces, dish theirs up using a slotted spoon.

    See more from me on fussy eaters here >

    Making My Creamy Bacon, Chicken and Lettuce dish Suitable for Baby Weaning  

    Babies under 12 months should not have processed meats like bacon. Also bacon is very salty and the salt from it will seep into the sauce which is not good for baby. I recommend you fry the bacon separately in a frying pan and add into the chicken pan once baby’s serving has been removed. Stir in well.

    How to Serve to Babies & Toddlers 

    BABY-LED WEANING 

    Use forks to shred the chicken finely. You’ll also need to smash the peas down with the back of a teaspoon for babies under 12 months.

    Family meals for baby led weaning

    SPOON FED-WEANING

    6 months

    Add their serving, along with some potato to your stick blender pot or food chopper (if you have that one that purées) and whizz into a purée. Add a little warm boiled water to loosen as needed.

    7-9 months

    Add some of the chicken and lettuce sauce to your food chopper along with some potato. Use short sharp pulses to finely chop, checking and adding a little warm no or low-salt chicken stock or warm boiled water to loosen as you go.

    Family meals suitable for baby weaning

    10-12 months

    Add their serving and some potato to your food chopper pot. Gradually pulse, just a few times then check the consistency. It should lumpy with small chicken pieces. If it needs loosening, add a little warm no or low-salt chicken stock.

    12 month + Transitioning Period

    Shred the chicken pieces using forks and slice through the lettuce.

    Toddlers

    Chop the chicken into bite-size pieces. You can chop up larger pieces of lettuce if you like.

    I’ve also added these notes to the bottom of the recipe so you have them to hand when you come to cook. For more info on how I keep my family meals suitable for baby weaning, read here >

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    Creamy Bacon Chicken and Lettuce FI

    CREAMY BACON, CHICKEN AND LETTUCE

    On the table in under 25 minutes, this fresh and slightly indulgent Creamy Bacon, Chicken and Lettuce dish is great for weeknights and pairs perfectly with mashed or roast potatoes.
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    Prep Time 8 minutes mins
    Cook Time 15 minutes mins
    Total Time 23 minutes mins
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine British
    Servings 4

    Equipment

    • Chef’s knife + chopping board
    • Scales
    • Prep bowls
    • Garlic crusher , optional
    • Large bottomed non-stick pan
    • Cooking spoons

    Ingredients
     
     

    • A glug of olive oil
    • 650 g diced chicken
    • ½ - 1 pack smoked bacon, diced
    • 2 garlic cloves finely chopped/crushed
    • 1 bunch of spring onions (green onions US), thinly sliced white & light green parts
    • Black pepper to taste
    • 150 ml double cream (heavy whipping cream US)
    • 200 g garden peas
    • 2 little gem lettuce sliced (discard bottom inch) or 1 large sweet gem

    For baby weaning tweaks see Notes

      Instructions
       

      • Heat the oil a large bottomed non-stick pan on a high heat and add the bacon and chicken. Fry for about 6 mins, until the chicken is sealed all around.
      • Then add the garlic, spring onions and black pepper and fry, stirring, for 1 minute.
      • Then add in the peas, cream, spring onions and black pepper. Stir and bring to a steady simmer. Add the lettuce, give it a stir and reduce the heat to medium-low. Simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

      YOUNGER CHILDREN & FUSSY EATERS

      If you have a child who doesn’t like creamy sauces, dish theirs up with a slotted spoon and allow it to drain away.

      BABY & TODDLER

      Fry the bacon separately in a frying pan and add into the chicken pan once baby’s serving has been removed. Stir in well.

      BABY-LED WEANING

      Using forks, shred the chicken finely. Smash the peas down with the back of a spoon for babies under 12 months.

      SPOON FEEDING

      6 MONTHS transfer to your stick blender pot along with their potato. Whizz until puréed. Add a little warm boiled water and sauce from the meal to thin out as needed.
      7-12 MONTHS transfer to your mini-chopper with their potato. Pulse slowly until you reach the right consistency for your little one. As a guide: finely chopped for 7-9 month olds (and more liquid added) or a more lumpy, chopped consistency for 9-12 month olds. Add more sauce and a little chicken stock as needed.
      1 YEAR + chop through the lettuce with a sharp knife and fork and cut chicken into small bitesize pieces.

      STORAGE

      I wouldn’t recommend storing and reheating this meal as the lettuce will go very limp. Also, if you freeze it, the cream could curdle a little - although the taste will be fine and it will be safe to eat. If you want to store and reheat my Creamy Bacon, Chicken and Lettuce dish, store leftovers in an air-tight container or resealable food bag in the fridge for up to 3 days (cook day + 2). If you freeze the leftovers, defrost for 24 hours in the fridge and reheat until steaming hot all the way through.

      Nutrition

      Calories: 360kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 39gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.02gCholesterol: 147mgSodium: 203mgPotassium: 808mgFiber: 3gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 2235IUVitamin C: 24mgCalcium: 55mgIron: 2mg
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